Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Happy Birthday

If you loved Happy Birthday, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Lost Husband

The Lost Husband

2020★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Birthday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas....

#2
Forever First Love

Forever First Love

2020★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Birthday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Paul travels the world to capture the perfect photographic moment. Amid the colour and chaos of a crowded Filipino market, destiny intervenes when Paul’s first love, Anna appears i...

#3
The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Birthday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen ...

#4
Ali and Nino

Ali and Nino

2016★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Birthday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s...

#5
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

2022★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Birthday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?...

#6
Ashes in the Snow

Ashes in the Snow

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Birthday for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly docume...

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